West Virginia · Current officeholder
Vernon Criss
Republican West Virginia House, District 12
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Sponsored legislation
85 bills in the current data (37 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 5682 | Supplemental Appropriation to expire funds to surplus balance of General Revenue | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 21, 2026 |
| HB 5693 | Supplemental appropriation, Department of Tourism Revenue | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 5692 | Supplemental appropriation, State Road Fund | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 5691 | Supplemental appropriation, Department of Health | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 5690 | Supplemental appropriation, Adjutant General | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 5689 | Supplemental appropriation, Department of Homeland Security | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 5353 | To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for new and existing customers. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 5686 | Relating to the timing of payments of annually required deposit into an eligible recipient’s Hope Scholarship account | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5480 | Relating to establishing the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5459 | Relating to a tax on managed care organizations | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4577 | Relating to driver’s licenses | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4546 | Providing for biennial reporting instead of annual reporting for business organizations. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4418 | Creating “The Tax Efficiency Act of 2026” | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4088 | Relating to certified public accountants | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4575 | Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 26, 2026 |
| HB 4010 | Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this state | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| HJR 42 | Homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 13, 2026 |
| HB 5687 | Relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical coal produced in this state | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 13, 2026 |
| HB 4421 | Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2026 |
| HB 4419 | Requiring certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increased | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2026 |
| HR 22 | Requesting that Congress put a coking plant and power plant in West Virginia. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 4981 | Relating to state psychiatric hospital designations | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HR 20 | Memoralizing the life of the Honorable Larry D. Kump; dedicated public servant, principled legislator, and devoted family man. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 2, 2026 |
| HR 13 | Proposing approval of United States H.R. 5966, Ohio River Restoration Program Act. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2026 |
| HB 4962 | Drug-Related Nuisances | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2026 |
| HB 5478 | Establish a statewide pilot program to improve kindergarten readiness. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HCR 22 | Requesting Joint Committee study policies to accelerate the ordering and deployment of electric generation equipment necessary to ensure grid reliability, economic growth, and West Virginia’s energy production goals. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HR 14 | Honoring the life and public service of the Honorable Timothy P. Armstead. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5390 | Establishing fiscal notes submitted to the Legislature constitute sworn testimony | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5504 | Relating to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of low-proof spirit alcohol products. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 5470 | Relating to financial or product assistance for prescription drugs | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 5350 | Exempting from sales and use tax materials and appliances used in the manufacture of certain manufactured homes. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| HR 9 | Honoring the life and public service of the Honorable Douglas John Skaff Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| HR 11 | Resolution celebrating 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States and 100th Anniversary of Interstate System | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HR 10 | Proposing approval of United States H.R. 5966, Ohio River Restoration Program Act, to bring clean water, enhanced fish and aquatic wildlife, economic benefits, and expanded recreation opportunities to West Virginia. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 5175 | Relating to the Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 5172 | Relating to establishing the Low Earth Orbit Broadband Internet Connection Fund. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 7 | Recognizing the seriousness of the National Debt and its threat to National Security | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 4431 | Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2026 |
| HB 4792 | Relating to requirements for disclosures and recordkeeping, reinforcing state law regarding late fees, and clarifying that a state-specific closing disclosure is not required as long as federal closing disclosures are given accurately | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 4791 | Relating to joint accounts in banking institutions and eliminating the requirement that the commissioner approve joint account forms to be used by banking institutions | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 4790 | Relating to requirements for licensure as a mortgage lender or broker | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 4789 | Relating to bank merger by interstate branching and providing clarity regarding the disclosure required when an out of bank acquires a West Virginia state-chartered bank | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 4574 | Relating to providing for condition-based emergency funding for a financially distressed county. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4479 | Timber Innovation and Manufacturing Boost for Economic Revitalization Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 4420 | Relating generally to West Virginia Parkways Authority. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 3492 | Relating to municipal economic opportunity development districts. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3297 | Establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3279 | Relating to requirements for WVU and WVSU Board of Governors | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3152 | Claims Bill | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3012 | Relating to Lottery Money Distribution | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2889 | To permit a fairness hearing exemption to the registration requirements of the Uniform Securities Act. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2711 | Relating to the repeal of the common law rule against perpetuities by extending it to 1,000 years for all trusts | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2121 | Deceased Disabled Veteran Real Property Exemption for Widowed Spouses | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3209 | To provide at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools in this state. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 2444 | Relating to limiting financial records of limited video lottery permittees that are subject to examination by Lottery Commission | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 2963 | To ensure that the survivor of a merger, reorganization, purchase, or assumption of liabilities of a bank chartered by West Virginia is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 22, 2025 |
| HB 2761 | Relating generally to magistrate courts | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 22, 2025 |
| HB 3520 | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Office of Energy | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 12, 2025 |
| HB 3412 | Relating to exemptions from disclosure of certain records; and exempting the legislative branch if it adopts its own rules. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 11, 2025 |
| HCR 99 | Resolution to study policies aimed at preventing financial fraud and scams | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| HCR 88 | Honoring First Responders Honor Board’s Medal of Valor Nominees | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 4, 2025 |
| HCR 78 | Urging the Commissioner of Highways to prioritize completion of I-73, the King Coal Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 3154 | Relating to advertising by licensed limited video lottery retailers and licensed limited video lottery operators | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 2159 | Relating to the assessment of interest on overpayments by the Bureau for Medical Services | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 3269 | Reorganizing the Board of Banking and Financial Institutions, the Division of Financial Institutions, and the Lending and Credit Rate Board | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 29, 2025 |
| HB 2145 | Relating to terminating the authority of the Director of the Purchasing Division to impose a certain annual fee upon vendors | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 29, 2025 |
| HB 2052 | Eliminating the requirement that the apprenticeship training tax credit base be limited to wages paid to apprentices in the construction trades | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 29, 2025 |
| HB 3387 | Relating to the creation of a regional school district pilot program | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2025 |
| HB 2146 | Exempting the processing of beef, pork or lamb by a slaughterhouse for an individual owner of the product processed from the Consumer Sales and Service Tax | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2025 |
| HCR 11 | Thomas A. Azinger Memorial Bridge | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 3097 | Prohibiting credit bureaus and other consumer reporting agencies from selling consumer information to third party financing entities | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2162 | Relating to removing the tax exemption for credit unions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2719 | Campaign finance and reporting | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 2473 | Increasing and maintaining the bracketed tax rates on the privilege of establishing or operating a health maintenance organization | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 3155 | Relating to the permit fee paid by licensees authorized to own or lease video lottery terminals from a licensed manufacturer | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 2925 | Relating to a statewide panhandling ban | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 2694 | Relating to the amount deposited into the State Lottery Fund for costs and expenses of administering the article | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 2480 | To consolidate school boards from 55 counties to 11 counties | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2144 | Require Substance Use Disorder inpatient providers to offer patients transportation to certain places upon discharge | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 14, 2025 |
| HB 2163 | Terminating the Purchasing Division | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 2161 | Relating to consumers sales and service tax and use tax exemption for certain goods to be incorporated into a qualified, new or expanded warehouse or distribution facility | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 2160 | Relating to authorizing application of the manufacturing investment tax credit and the manufacturing property tax adjustment credit against personal income tax | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 2063 | Terminating the Division of Personnel | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 2051 | Allowing the concealed carry of firearms on and in Capitol grounds | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |